Guwahati: Minister of Education Union Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday inaugurated the Nanotechnology Center (CNT) and the Indian Knowledge System Center in IIT, Guwahati.
CNT aims to meet future challenges and increase academic partnerships with industry in the field of nanotechnology.
The majority of funding for the center, which includes Rs 37 Crore to build buildings, regardless of equipment, received from the Ministry of Union Education and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity).
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Speaking on that occasion, Pradhan congratulated the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati to secure a very good position in various international and national ranking systems and appreciate the efforts of the authorities to create an ecosystem for research and education with a focus on the overall development of the Northeast region.
“The rich biodiversity of the region provides plenty of space for research, which can benefit all humanity.
There are several directions policy in NEP 2020, which can modernize our education system.
“As provided in the national education policy, we must make a hub in Guwahati by creating a group of institutions in the region,” Pradhan said.
CNT will host 25 laboratories that will focus on progress in multi-disciplinary and scientific research.
Currently accommodating two centers-for-excellence sponsored by MEITE and the Indian Medical Research Council.
The Indian knowledge system center will focus on preservation, documenting and maintaining unique knowledge in this country.
The top priority includes classical Indian music, yoga, sanskrit, traditional medicines, architecture of temples, ceramic traditions and special agricultural practices and herbal plants in the northeastern region.
Pradhan also inaugurated two hostels at the Premier Technology Institute.
New Sang Hostel added 1,000 rooms to the existing IIT Guwahati capacity.
Dikhow Hostel is the first facility like on a special campus to provide accommodation for project staff.
Built with a total cost of RS 132 Crore, this hostel will help increase the capacity of IIT Guwahati.
Education Minister Assam Roman Pegu said the Institute must concentrate on entrepreneurial development and produce work creators, not just job seekers.
“Institutions such as IIT Guwahati must also focus on developing new agricultural technology to help double farmer income.
I asked IIT Guwahati to organize other educational institutions in the region and make modules for teacher training,” he added.